Broad Beans – Variety: Aquadulce Claudia

Seed Supplier: The Organic Gardening Catalogue or Organic Aquadulce Claudia from Suttons
Cost: £2.35
No of Seeds: 80 Seeds

• Sowing Broad Bean Seeds

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  Aquadulce Variety - Autumn (October) Sowing

• Broad Beans after 6 Weeks

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  For Autumn sowings, use a cloche to cover plants from frost

• Flowers closeup Early May

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  Once flowering, remove the winter cloche

• Flowers Closeup

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  Bees absolutely love these flowers, more bees = more beans!

• Height of Broad Beans Mid May

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  Add canes to support bean plants

• First Beans Appear Mid May

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  Here come the beans, are you excited yet or is it just me?!

• Blackfly on Broad Beans

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  Everyone gets blackfly at some point. Pull out plant tips and spray with water to remove the black aphids.

• Broad Bean Harvest in June

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  Aquadulce Variety of Broad Beans

Sowing Details

Sow: Autumn: October to November to overwinter until Spring or Spring: Sow February to May for late summer harvest.
Harvest: June harvest from Autumn Sowing or July harvest from Spring Sowing.
Growing Requirements: Sow in Modules or direct into Raised Beds. Cover with cloches if growing in the Autumn and in February to April due to the frosts. Staking with bamboo canes will be required.
Soil Preparation: Add multipurpose compost before sowing.

Variety Features

Description: Very tall plants, medium sized pods up to 25cm with white beans.
Colour: Green pods, white beans.
Resistances: No resistances. Be alert for black fly on the plant tips.
Special Characteristics: Produces an early crop and has a RHS Award for Garden Merit. It is very hardy and well known for the best to grow over winter.
Height of Plant: Maximum 100cm or 40 inches high.

Seedlings

No. of Weeks to Appear from Seed: 6 to 8 Weeks (in Autumn) 3 to 6 weeks (in Spring).

More Broad Bean Posts:

• Growing Autumn Sown Broad Beans
• Black Fly or Broad Bean Aphid
• Frost Bitten Broad Beans
• Discover Broad Beans
• Other Vegetable Varieties in the Vegetable Directory

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